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#1BE428 Color

#1BE428 is rgb(27, 228, 40) in RGB, hsl(124, 79%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 82%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), visibly different at ΔE 10.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BE428
HEX#1BE428
RGBrgb(27, 228, 40)
HSLhsl(124, 79%, 50%)
HSVhsv(124, 88%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 82%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.26 143.1)
LABlab(79.61% -70.83 69.06)
LCHlch(79.61% 98.93 135.72)

What #1BE428 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1BE428, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1BE428 Channel Values

How #1BE428 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 27 · G 228 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 79% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 88% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BE428 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1BE428

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BE428; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1BE428

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BE428.

How #1BE428 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1BE428
Protanopia#D2D22C
Protanomaly#A8DA2A
Deuteranopia#BFBF3A
Deuteranomaly#99CF34
Tritanopia#5CD7D7
Tritanomaly#4ADCAD
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BE428 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1be428: #1BE428;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BE428;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1be428': '#1BE428' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.894, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_1be428">#1BE428</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BE428"

More Green Colors

#1BE428 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1BE428 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BE428?

#1BE428 is a mid-tone green — rgb(27, 228, 40) in RGB and hsl(124, 79%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Erin (#00FF40), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.82.

What is the RGB value of #1BE428?

#1BE428 is rgb(27, 228, 40) — red 27, green 228, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BE428?

#1BE428 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 82%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BE428 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BE428 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BE428 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BE428 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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